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BALL Bar.

Application led May '7, 1923. Serial No.4637`,040.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that lt, WILLIAM C. ltnsrnr- TER, a citizen ot the Unite-d States ot America, and resident of llortvlllayne, in the county oit Allen and State of ltndiana, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Ball Bats, ot which the tollowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in ball bats and the object thereof is the construction ot a Wooden ball bat in such manner that the grain o1 the Wood, especially that portion forming the outer thickness ot the bat will entend continuously unbroken from one extreme end ot the bat to the other, and thus improve both its appearance and durability.

lhis object is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 2- F ig. l is a perspective view ot a composite wooden stock ot which a ball bat embodying the invention is made;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section ot the stock with a ball bat included in dotted outlines; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view ot the composite stock.

rlhe characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

rlhe invention is made by initially preparing a composite Wooden stock having a longitudinal tapering core l enclosed by a series et exterior members 2, the ends ot the core being exposed.

The core is square in cross-section and tapers gradually trom one end to the other and is preferably composed ot heavy, hard wood, such, tor example, as hickory.

The exterior members 2 may be made ot the same material or, ot a different wood as desired. For example: The members 2 may be composed ot a tough wood having a lirm textureJ and which is lighter in weight than the core, such as Sycamore.

In preparing the core and theV exterior members `for assemblage, it is the intention that the grain of the Wood in the core will. extend in line with its longitudinal axis, and that the grain ot each exterior member 2 will run parallel with that side ot the core adjacent thereto, and also parallel with the contacting plane 3 of the adjacent member that overlaps it along one ot its edges. Thus, when the members are glued together upon the core., the grain ot the members will lie in longitudinal parallelism at their respective joints with each other, and with the corresponding sides of the core.

The stock is then placed into a lathe and therein turned upon the axis ot the core and shaped into the. desired form ot a ball bat in the usual manner. By construction a bat as herein set forth the outer thickness thereoft formed by the exterior members presents a surface singularly tree from the usual appearances of run-out grain, and is oi superior strength as compared with bats formed in the ordinary manner, especially those made ot composite stocks.

A wooden ball bat made ot a composite body having a central core consisting ot a single solid piece square` in cross section and tapering lengthwise, and a group ot external members surrounding the core, each member having a glued connection in one plane 'with the core and one of the adjacent members and in another plane with the other member adjacent thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

l/VILLAM C. RASTETTER. l/Vitnesses MATILDA METTLER, LUCY E. JONES. 

